Bush Vetoes Farm Bill and Seals Mike Johanns' Legacy of Failure

May 21, 11:12 AM CST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 21, 2008

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President Bush Vetoes Farm Bill
Action seals Mike Johanns’ failure as Secretary of Agriculture

WASHINGTON, DC – President Bush vetoed the Food, Conservation and Energy Act today, despite its passage with veto-proof majorities in both houses of Congress. The veto promises to delay already overdue legislation that was left in the lurch when Secretary Johanns abandoned his post in President Bush’s cabinet to seek political office.

“Mike Johanns’ legacy of failure as Secretary of Agriculture is now complete,” said Matt Connealy, Executive Director of the Nebraska Democratic Party. “Not only is he responsible for shutting down ten of Nebraska’s FSA offices while increasing his own budget in DC, but he also failed to make the farm bill a priority in the Bush administration. It’s a good thing we can count on Ben Nelson and the Democratic Congress to do what President Bush and Mike Johanns have never done: stand up for Nebraska’s farmers.”

Mike Johanns was Secretary of Agriculture under President Bush from January 2005 to September 2007. He left his position before passage of a farm bill to seek Nebraska’s open Senate seat.

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  1. Here’s a great article about the 2008 Farm Bill, that Obama and Clinton got right and Bush, McCain, and Johanns failed on.
    http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat/322762
    — Phil Montag    May 23, 07:07 PM CST #

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